Community Hospital

Reviews 5

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Vanessa Cervantes

If I could put 0 stars, I would. I brought my mother to the ER here because she was having severe abdominal pain, vomiting and her stool was bloody. It was packed so I understood the 2 hour wait. When we were admitted, my mom was given a bed in a hallway. She never got a room. She was treated in a hallway as she was exposed in her gown to everyone! We watched as other patients got the privacy of a room. We let that slide though because we understood the ER was busy. However, our nurse was horrible. She hooked my mom to an IV and the bag drained into my mother so quickly that the bag emptied and drew blood from my mother. The nurse did not check up on her so I pulled a doctor passing by to help us. He called our nurse over, made her fix it, and told her she had it on the wrong setting. When my mother was wheeled to a CT scan, they wheeled her right back into the hallway as soon as it was done. They told us she would be moved to a room because she would need to have a colonoscopy done in the morning. I waited in the hallway with my tired mother who was trying to fall asleep under the bright florescent lights. We waited 3 and 1/2 hours in that hallway watching other patients who came in after her get treated in ER rooms and then sent to private rooms upstairs where my mother had been promised to be taken. Finally, after much fustration, we asked for her to be discharged from this god forsaken hospital. The minute we asked to leave, the head nurse comes out and begs us to stay with the promise of a private room right away. He said "I understand your frustration but we put your mother last on the list to get a room because thats just how she got grouped with the patients and we understand being treated in a hallway is not ideal, but were just trying to get everyone out of the waiting room and back in here." We got to the ER at 6pm. It is now 3am and we just got a room because we complained. Had we not said anything, Im sure we wouldve never gotten a room. 9 hours! 9 hours we waited as I sat and watched my mother get the most horrific treatment by a hospital I have ever seen. If you love your mother or anybody at all, you will not take them to this hospital. Maybe its just the ER that has horrible service and treatment. I dont know, but I would not recommend you find out. The promise of being admitted to a room right away is what convinced my mother to stay although, I wouldve much prefer if she wouldve let me take her somewhere else. Never again, will I be returning.

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Paco Luna

I strongly encourage anyone who happens to have a hernia condition to seek Dr. Chan for an office consultation with him. I found Dr. Samson M. Chan, after performing an extensive on-line search for a Doctor that I could see for what appeared to be an uncomfortable bump on my stomach and also in my navel area, as it was protruding outwards. I had two different visible lumps on my stomach area that caused discomfort and obviously looked unpleasant. After having scheduled an appointment, I was happy to quickly get a quick appointment to be seen by Dr. Chan. Since I had already had taken some Cat Scans, Dr. Chan was able to review the images and was able to confirm that indeed I had a double hernia. He was so kind and caring that he managed to schedule me within the next week to perform a surgical repair for my condition. Before my surgery took place, I explained to Dr. Chan my main concerns in understanding the specifics and the manner to perform my surgery to repair in such a manner to avoid noticeable scarring due to the surgery. He was very kind and extremely caring that I could not believe that the only noticeable signs of surgery are only a few incisions that can not be seen. In fact, my navel was also, corrected that cosmetically speaking it looks as if I have never even had a double umbilical hernia repair on my stomach and navel area. Thank You Doctor Chan for being there with me during the whole process and after my surgery as I woke up afterwards. The entire process was well worth my time in researching not just for a qualified Doctor but also, for a caring Doctor about any possible scarring. The healing process was a bit difficult but it only encouraged me to become active again in order to continue to improve my health and awareness to prevent any future injuries. I have since dropped 44 lbs. and continue to stay healthy and in shape by long walks every day, eat responsibly, and no heavy lifting. Paco Luna

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Jen Roosma

If you are self pay--DONT EVEN BOTHER yourself with this awful hospital. They dont know how to bill you correctly, they will send you to several different people within the company back and forth and then they will REBILL you for more when they never charged you enough in the first place. Then on top of that, they wont give you the correct self pay discount when you rebill. I believe this is so they can charge you more without you knowing. So carfeully watch your bills and calculate everything yourself so that you can call them and have them corrected. If I didnt love my OB/GYN so much I wouldnt even bother with this ridiculous hospital. Wish it wasnt such a hassle. BOTTOM LINE: If you have all the time in the world (and dont work) so you can deal with this hassle...and you like the challenge of figuring out your own medical bills and calling them to tell them whats wrong...then go here. If you want to be treated fairly and without as much hassle....go to a Fransician Hospital! We wont be here much longer or I would have transfered sooner! (Even when I had insurance and went to the ER--they were rude and did nothing).

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Carolyn Bernal

Went to emergency room very sick looking terrible and saying strange things not normal for me and I noticed the guy behind the desk and 2 females were trying to hide their faces that were laughing at me. I said, "Its not funny and I repeated myself. " The guy came over to me got down into my face and talked mean to me basically wanting me to shut up. He wheeled me into the emergency room and as I was sitting on the bed he was still trying to be stern with me so I reached out to look at his name tag to report him but he started saying, " Dont touch me! So I released the name tag. About that time a male nurse intercepted and started talking to me soothingly and able to calm me.. Other than the incident with the mean mentally abusive guy.. all went well because of the warm gentle male nurse that use to be a fireman. I had a childlike mind... in the end I was diagnosed with a brain infarction. Spent 3 days in the hospital. The bed pans they give you collapse they are so cheap made. It was embarrassing to pee all over yourself. Community Hospital needs to be aware of mean help...

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Janet Laballiere

I was there for a very delicate surgery in 2009. My back, due to a congenital genetic condition, after several years of weakness, quietly snapped. For years, I had not been able to lay flat but when I could barely sit, I made my way to emergency. It was then that I learn my back had been broken perhaps three years. According to x-rays, there were bone shards around my spine, so much scar tissue that my spine was pinched to half its width, my L5 vertebrae was floating in the middle of my pelvis and I was essentially in two parts. Dr. Chang, orthopedic surgeon, cleaned up this mess and placed a titanium bolt to hold the repair. From something that could have paralyzed me, one would never even know I had surgery except for the scar on my lower back. The hospital, especially the PT department, helped me get back onto my feet and kept me fairly comfortable in a situation in which pain and potential infection were a major factor. Today, I walk with no pain, and have no neuropathy nor nerve damage of any kind. Isnt that remarkable!? Thank you Dr. Chang and Community Hospital.

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